Finance Manager

About This Role

Finance Manager
Salary: £56,486 - £65,000
Location
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Edinburgh

Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as ‘home’ by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.

Summary of the role

This role leads a highly complex and heavily regulated Mutual Funds Specialist Finance Services function operating under the FCA CASS rulebook, with strict intraday service level requirements. The team spans three core areas—Cash Management & Distributions, Regulated Reconciliations, and CASS Controls & Oversight—covering end-to-end cash processing, client money and asset protection, regulatory reporting, governance, and audit engagement. The role carries significant accountability for operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and control effectiveness within a critical client asset environment.

• 33 days including Bank Holidays
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services)
• Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans
• A company wide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing
• A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer’s Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave
• A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service') & Group Income Protection
• Apply to find out about our other benefits

• Lead and be accountable for delivery of Mutual Funds Specialist Finance Services across two legal entities, managing an onshore team of up to 15 FTE.
• Ensure all Mutual Funds finance activities are completed daily, accurately, and to required standards.
• Act as the company-wide subject matter expert for Mutual Funds finance processes, controls, and governance.
• Own Line 1 CASS compliance, including breach reporting, root cause analysis, CMAR approval, tax returns, and maintenance of the CASS Resolution Pack.
• Establish and maintain effective governance, controls, MI, and disaster recovery/contingency planning across key systems.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to Client Finance, CASS, Operations, Change, and Compliance teams.
• Building out daily MI and reporting based on processes and effective management of escalations.
• Provide strong leadership through mentoring, stakeholder engagement, senior-level communication, and deputising for the Senior Specialist Finance Services Manager when required, while acting as a Consumer Duty ambassador.
• Provide effective team Management to drive efficient and effective Service Delivery, including internal SLA/KPI monitoring and reporting
  
  Provide assurance of appropriate utilisation of resource.
• Provide assurance operated in accordance with set processes & controls.

• 10+ years working within a finance role (or a finance-focussed change role) within a CASS-regulated Financial Services firm.
• An experienced team leader working in a large finance team, where daily reporting is and SLA’s are central to the role.
• Experience of investment risk or operational control.
• An in-depth knowledge of client asset and money arrangement regulations and industry practices
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to build successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Effective stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate at senior levels
• Outstanding organisational skills, ability to plan workloads and delegate tasks
• A systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving
• Expert in MS Excel and Word.
• Strong knowledge of financial services (in particular Investments) processes and regulations.
• Strong understanding of Finance and Accounting principles, practices and compliance requirements for the UK and Ireland.
• Accounting qualifications, either part of fully qualified or qualified by experience (QBE).
• IOC qualification related to CASS.

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Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and become part of our innovative team!